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this hand is one where i get caught with AK UTG missed the flop and tightend makes what seems like a stop n go
now although only 3 players get paid if i get to 6th i get an extra £200 in the league money and tightend knows this
as the railbirds are telling me not get involved as i can climb the ladder
i already knew this but didnt want the players to think that they could keep stealing from me and i would be laying down as
there was some nice money for top 3 that i wanted to play for aswell

now i made an instant call without looking at the board as i knew as soon as tighty called from bb they were going in regardless (the fact his clock nearly ran down preflop aswell made it look like he was planning a move

how bad was my instant call?



Game #4684526903: DTD Blonde League (ID6020348) $40+$4 - Hold'em NL (150/300) - 2007/12/20 - 22:05:17 (UK)
Table "6020348 - 1" Seat 10 is the button.
Seat 1: Genegenie (5805 in chips)
Seat 2: anrikryst (4078 in chips)
Seat 3: Ironside (6968 in chips)
Seat 4: Neeko (5158 in chips)
Seat 6: HOLDoFOLD (4265 in chips)
Seat 7: Bluffer (15005 in chips)
Seat 9: ripple14 (8213 in chips)
Seat 10: BigTrules (6508 in chips)
Genegenie: posts the ante 25
anrikryst: posts the ante 25
Ironside: posts the ante 25
Neeko: posts the ante 25
HOLDoFOLD: posts the ante 25
Bluffer: posts the ante 25
ripple14: posts the ante 25
BigTrules: posts the ante 25
Genegenie: posts small blind 150
anrikryst: posts big blind 300
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Ironside [Kc Ah]
Ironside: raises to 900
Neeko: folds
HOLDoFOLD: folds
Bluffer: folds
ripple14: folds
BigTrules: folds
Genegenie: folds
anrikryst: calls 600
----- FLOP ----- [2d 8c Th]
anrikryst: bets 3153 and is all-in
Ironside: calls 3153
----- TURN ----- [2d 8c Th][5s]
----- RIVER ----- [2d 8c Th 5s][9c]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
anrikryst: shows [4d 4c] (A Pair of Fours, Ten high)
Ironside: shows [Kc Ah] (High Card Ace)
anrikryst collected 8456 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 8456 Main pot 8456 Rake 0
Board [2d 8c Th 5s 9c]
Seat 1: Genegenie (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: anrikryst (big blind) showed [4d 4c] and won (8456) with A Pair of Fours, Ten high
Seat 3: Ironside showed [Kc Ah] and lost with High Card Ace
Seat 4: Neeko folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: HOLDoFOLD folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Bluffer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: ripple14 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: BigTrules (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Given the described scenario, calling seems terrible here.

overplaying AK..........who would have thunk it

Far too many chips, he looks like a scared small pair.

Stop n go's are very often a small pair type hand. You don't have odds against a hand like this, nowhere near. This is not an +EV play, Tighty has to have alot smaller stack than this for this to be close.

I'd agree with that..the call is pretty poor

Both played the hand badly IMO

I knew Ironside could not call unless he connected big, due to the technicalities of the points/prizes.

He's also LAG and esp so with pre-flop raising range so I downplayed the chances of an overpair to this flop a little

Any picture card on the flop and I probably wouldn't stop and go, as it was the texture looked ok enough for me to try it

oh yeah, I was also the short-stack, all the more reason to try it

pushing pre, he calls with a wide range..by giving him a chance to miss the flop I think I have more F.E given the complications in the prizes